Man who fatally shot IMPD officer had a history of drug arrests, jail and, perhaps, a sense of dying young

12:26 AM,
Sep. 21, 2013

Steven Byrdo

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Steven Byrdo, who fatally shot an Indianapolis police officer Friday morning before being shot and killed by another officer, was in and out of trouble for drugs.

Byrdo, 24, was repeatedly jailed for his involvement with cocaine and marijuana and, at one point, was involved in an incident in which he wielded a steak knife in a Denny's restaurant, according to police reports.

Byrdo's record goes back at least to March 2009, when he was charged with possession of alcohol by a minor, public intoxication and disorderly conduct. ...